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>Chapter 47. PostgreSQL Coding Conventions</H1
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>47.1. <A
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>Error Message Style Guide</A
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>47.3.1. <A
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>Formatting</A
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>47.3.3. <A
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>Quotation Marks</A
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>Avoid Passive Voice</A
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>Present vs. Past Tense</A
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>Type of the Object</A
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>Brackets</A
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>Assembling Error Messages</A
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>Reasons for Errors</A
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>Function Names</A
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>Tricky Words to Avoid</A
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>Proper Spelling</A
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